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To answer these questions, a survey was conducted in the spring of
2005 as a joint initiative of the Directorate-General of Public Works
and Water Management Transport Research Centre (RWS-AVV)
and The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP). The written
questionnaire was distributed among a representative sample of the
adult Dutch population (aged 18 and over), and produced 1,028 usable
responses.
Cars and bicycles most preferred, public transport least popular
The study showed that travelling by car is considered the most attractive
mode of transport by two-thirds of all people in the Netherlands (67%),
roughly one quarter prefer to cycle (27%) and 4% find public transport
the most appealing.
In general, people in the Netherlands give a positive rating to the
mode of transport they use the most and treat alternatives with more
scepticism.
In other words, the more often people use a particular mode of
transport, the more positively they perceive it. This is particularly
true of public transport. Of the people who rarely/never take public
transport, 62% hold a negative view of it, whereas the majority of
people who take public transport several times a week experience it
positively (56%). However, nearly one quarter (24%) of these ‘frequent
users’ assess public transport negatively. By comparison, the number
of motorists/cyclists with a negative view of their respective form of
transport is very small (3% and 1%, respectively).
People in the Netherlands also associate positive feelings with travel by
car and bicycle. Travelling by car is associated with pleasure by 52%
of the population, and travelling by bicycle by 67%. Far fewer people
associate negative emotions with cars and bicycles. Approximately 6%
of the population associate cars with negative feelings, and 4% perceive
travelling by bicycle negatively. Public transport is associated with
pleasure by 11% of the population, whereas one in five people in the
Netherlands have feelings of aversion towards it.
Aspects of travel account for differences in appeal
Differences in the appeal of travel by car, bicycle and public transport
can be partially explained by aspects of travel, including speed, cost,
comfort and other aspects such as independence and flexibility.
Travelling by car offers far more convenience, independence, flexibility,
comfort, pleasure, safety and speed than travelling by public transport.
People have a predominantly positive view of travelling by bicycle – in
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